At least 15 people have died in two severe landslides in central Mexico. Several residential buildings were swept away by mudslides in the town of San Luis Ayucan in the extended metropolitan area of the capital Mexico City on Saturday.
When rescue teams managed to make their way through the rubble, nine fatalities were discovered and confirmed. Three people were rescued from the ruins.
On Monday, the town of Naucalpan was hit by another landslide due to the extensive rainfall. Six people, likely belonging to the same family, were killed in a house collapse according to local rescue authorities.
Naucalpan is also located in the metropolitan area of the megacity Mexico City.
